I'm cool with the remakes because I've not seen them yet. Also, while I chose Blue, I'd not be angry with you for going Red because I like Mankey.

EDIT: I don't want to change my vote though because it would put Platinum in the lead.

I'd rather it be the classic ones. None of that "Special ability" stuff.

Blue: My special ability is to ignore your special abilities.
Red: FUCK YOU.

I'm going to officially change my vote from Gold to Blue, because fuck Nikose. A distant secondary reason is that I got Blue when I was like six from my dad one random day, and I thought it was the most awesome thing ever. My entire team was made up of level 100s, I caught every single Pokemon you can catch in the one game, and the Hall of Fame data got corrupted from me playing it to much. Then I lost the fucking thing and now I can't find it.

Also, start with Charmander. Charmander is pretty fucking awesome too.

I am an oddity in gaming, I guess, in that I don't like Pokeymangs.
 

...Can't you add one?

Also another reason I never liked blue version: Butterfree has always been one of my staples, and Blue gives me weedle instead.

Also bellsprout versus Oddish, Oddish wins every time in my books.

I had blue for the longest time and I got a Butterfree...I think.

I think you got that backwards. The Catterpie line was easier to get in Blue than Red. You can't walk through Varidian Forest in Blue without tripping over like fifteen Metapods. Also, Bellsprout was in Blue. Oddish was in Red.

first part okay yeah fair enough.

second part was EXACTLY what I said though, I hate bellsprout and y'all want me to play blue. jerks.